FC Tallinn

FC Tallinn is a football club based in Tallinn, Estonia. Founded in 2017, The club competes in Esiliiga, the second-highest division of Estonian football.

FC Tallinn
Full nameFootball Club Tallinn
Founded2017 (2017)
GroundLasnamäe Spordikompleksi kunstmurustaadion
Capacity264
PresidentSergei Gritsenko
ManagerAndrei Kalimullin
LeagueEsiliiga
2022Esiliiga B, 1st (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

FC Tallinn was founded on 17 November 2017[1] and started operating in Lasnamäe, the most populous district in Tallinn of which majority is Russian-speaking. The club was created after FC Infonet's merger with Levadia left Lasnamäe's football future in uncertainty.[2] The club entered the Estonian league system in 2018 and quickly rose to Esiliiga B, which they won in the 2022 season after narrowly beating JK Tabasalu in the last second of the final matchday.[3]

Players

Current squad
As of 25 September 2023.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Estonia EST Artjom Jakovlev
3 DF Estonia EST Matvei Jekimov
4 DF Russia RUS Yaroslav Dmitriev
7 FW Estonia EST Eduard Golovljov
10 MF Estonia EST Maksim Kalimullin
11 MF Estonia EST Arvidas Pankevitsjus
12 DF Estonia EST Maksim Tserezov
14 MF Estonia EST Mihhail Jumankin
15 DF Ukraine UKR Artur Timoska
16 GK Estonia EST Maksim Suhhomjatnikov
17 MF Estonia EST Aleksandr Ossipov
18 FW Estonia EST Viktor Plotnikov
19 MF Estonia EST Albert Taar
20 MF Estonia EST Vladislav Ogorodnik
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Ukraine UKR Mykyta Tinyakov
22 DF Estonia EST Aleks Polkopa
23 FW Estonia EST Pavel Marasov
27 DF Estonia EST Igor Ussatsov
30 DF Estonia EST Vladislav Tsurilkin
33 MF Norway NOR Philip André Olsen
36 DF Estonia EST Tihhon Šišov
37 MF Estonia EST David Datov
44 MF Russia RUS Kirill Nesterov
47 MF Estonia EST Alan Mones
71 FW Russia RUS Nikita Shevchuk
74 DF Estonia EST Fjodor Jekimov
90 DF Estonia EST Artjom Artjunin

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Name
Owner Estonia Sergei Gritsenko
Sporting Director Estonia Andrei Stepanov[5]
Director of Football Estonia Alex Aalen
Head coach Estonia Andrei Kalimullin
Assistant coach Estonia Deniss Malov
Goalkeeper coach Estonia Ilja Kassjantšuk

Statistics

League and Cup
Season Division Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Top goalscorer Cup
2018IV liiga N/E22113447531+4443Lithuania Vitas Mališauskas (28)First round
2019III liiga E122191211125+8658Estonia Andrei Kalimullin (19)—
2020II liiga N/E22619348229+5360Estonia Artjom Badjuk (25)Fourth round
2021Esiliiga B432162146866+250Estonia Viktor Plotnikov (18)Third round
2022136249311738+7981Estonia Maksim Kalimullin (33)ongoing

References
  1. "MTÜ Jalgpallikool FC Tallinn - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  2. "Altosar: mõte oma jalgpallikool avada tekkis pärast Levadia ja FCI ühinemist". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  3. Kangur, Kristjan Jaak (2022-11-13). "Kalju duubel pudenes II liigasse, Esiliiga B võitis dramaatiliselt FC Tallinn (video!)". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  4. "FC Tallinn (2020)". EJL. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "Andrei Stepanov asub tööle FC Tallinna juures" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 24 September 2019.
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